The Miracle of Istanbul...
On a night of drama, Liverpool produce a remarkable comeback to defeat Milan on penalties and win fifth European Cup
The Liverpool fans came to the European Cup final as sore-footed pilgrims, forced by road blocks to trudge at least a couple of miles to the Ataturk Olympic stadium. They were on their way to a trial of faith. With their side 3-0 down to Milan, the eye-witness reports were of occasional sobbing at the interval, and those who sang You'll Never Walk Alone cannot have been sure whether they were launching a rallying cry at the Istanbul skies or merely consoling themselves.
There are no reproaches because doubt was a duty. This was the inconceivable victory and the final will remain unique no matter how long the tournament endures. "I never thought in the entire game that we were going to win," said Steven Gerrard. The candid words are woven into the paradox of the night. It was puzzling of the captain to claim that he was all the while resigned to defeat even as he did more than any other individual to overthrow Milan, but after this explosion of a game there were only the fragments of an explanation to be found among the debris. Continue Reading
The Liverpool fans came to the European Cup final as sore-footed pilgrims, forced by road blocks to trudge at least a couple of miles to the Ataturk Olympic stadium. They were on their way to a trial of faith. With their side 3-0 down to Milan, the eye-witness reports were of occasional sobbing at the interval, and those who sang You'll Never Walk Alone cannot have been sure whether they were launching a rallying cry at the Istanbul skies or merely consoling themselves.
There are no reproaches because doubt was a duty. This was the inconceivable victory and the final will remain unique no matter how long the tournament endures. "I never thought in the entire game that we were going to win," said Steven Gerrard. The candid words are woven into the paradox of the night. It was puzzling of the captain to claim that he was all the while resigned to defeat even as he did more than any other individual to overthrow Milan, but after this explosion of a game there were only the fragments of an explanation to be found among the debris. Continue Reading
posted by Dirty Dan at 4:36 PM
3 Comments:
Superb read!
I didn't know that Carra blacked out though!? :o
It's all about the pride of Liverpool FC. I remember that same feeling when we came back against Olympiacos - it was then I really knew we would win the whole thing.
Have a Merry Christmas / New Year / Kwanza / etc... Dan.
wishing you all the best in the new year
That night made my year...hell it made my decade hahaha
I left England when i was 11 in 1991 and went to live in Southamerica and had to hear for 13 years how evereybody talked about Man utd and Arsenal and never even mentioned Liverpool. I always told them that we are the best and now they have seen it...
In your faces Chileans and Argentinians!!! I told you so...
Happy New Year Guys!!!
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